XINFO

The IT - Information System

XINFO and CA7

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XINFO and CA-7

XINFO is an Add-On to CA-7 and offers:

Easy-to-read job netplans to analyze and optimize your jobflow definitions. Fast search functions. All attributes can be used in queries, e.g.

Which jobs didnt run for a while Which jobs have EXEC=N e.g. check if JCL ID is correct

Control your naming conventions and standards automatically Allows non-experts easy access to CA-7 definitions

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XINFO and CA-7

The CA7-Interface reads CA-7 VSAM files and analyzes following data:

Job Definitions Job Scheduling Parameter Job and Dataset Triggering Job Execution Requirements Job/Step/Program information (CA-7 JCL) Job/DD/DSN information (CA-7 JCL) Virtual Resource usage Workload Documentation, Prose In addition to that XINFOs JCL scanner delivers information about Scheduled Overrides (#JI, #JO)
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CA-7 Selection

Cross reference for CA7-Jobs Cross reference for CA7-JCL

Resources
Documentation Netplans

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Search for jobs by using job attributes

Search all jobs with

Owner=H*

and EXEC=N

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Result - Job Information

The jobs meeting your selection criteria

Doubleclick on a line brings up a detailed view including all 59(!) attributes

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Search for jobs by using schedule definitions

All parameters can be used as selection criteria

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Search for jobs by using trigger parameters

Search all jobs that are triggered by datasets named *CA*

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Result - Job triggering

The jobs meeting your selection criteria

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Search for jobs by using pred requirements

Search all jobs with pred DSN SYSH.CA7*

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Result - Requirements

The jobs meeting your selection criteria

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Example: Here you can check if the correct DSN are set to permanent
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CA-7 JCL DSN cross reference

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Usage of virtual resources

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CA-7 job netplan

Specify selection criteria

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CA-7 job netplan

DSN-Trigger

Pred.Req.

Job Demand

DSN created

not parallel

Trigger

USR-Req.

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SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 netplans

XINFO CA-7 generates a variant for every job and every schid. See example below and the matching netplan (next slide) :

JOBA runs Monday with 001 and Tuesday with 002

Following triggers are defined: JOBA SCHID=000 => JOBB JOBB SCHID=000 => JOBC JOBA SCHID=002 => JOBD

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SCHIDs and triggering in CA-7 netplans

The jobchain for SCHID=001

The jobchain for SCHID=002

Grouped by SCHID

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SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements

Similar to CA-7: All schids are linked

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SCHIDs and job predecessor requirements

As an alternative XINFO allows to show links only within the same schid the netplans is easier to read.

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CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse

The right mouse menu offers useful functions, e.g. Pred/Succ netplan limited by level

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CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan

Specify desired level

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CA-7 Pred/Succ netplan

The successors of the job

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CA-7 job netplan - Right mouse

From here you can access all relevant data, e.g. SMF job runtimes, JCL, output definitions etc.

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CA-7 job netplan - Browse JCL

Browse JCL

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Critical path

The job netplan offers various search functions, e.g. Critical Path

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Critical path

Based on Clock Time XINFO calculates the longest path through the network

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The IT - Information System

Many thanks for your attention!

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